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  • Caste as seen through an Orientalist lens: The ironic legacy of 18th-century Company paintings
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    Caste as seen through an Orientalist lens: The ironic legacy of 18th-century Company paintings

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    A new self-help book recommends ways to step out of the comfort zone and take on new challenges

  • ‘Kaalidhar Laapata’ trailer: Abhishek Bachchan stars in a bucket list comedy
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    ‘Kaalidhar Laapata’ trailer: Abhishek Bachchan stars in a bucket list comedy

  • As the US joins Israel’s bombing of Iran, what is the endgame?
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    As the US joins Israel’s bombing of Iran, what is the endgame?

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    How the Israel-Iran conflict could impact India

  • The JCB Prize for Literature has shut down. What else has ended with it?
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    The JCB Prize for Literature has shut down. What else has ended with it?

  • The paradox of English: It is both a foreign tongue and a deeply embedded Indian language
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    The paradox of English: It is both a foreign tongue and a deeply embedded Indian language

  • ‘Dukh ki Duniya Bhitar Hai’: In writer Jey Sushil’s memoir, an intimate republic and a sense of loss
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    ‘Dukh ki Duniya Bhitar Hai’: In writer Jey Sushil’s memoir, an intimate republic and a sense of loss

  • For children: Four friends are on a camping trip in a grand amusement park, but something is fishy
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    For children: Four friends are on a camping trip in a grand amusement park, but something is fishy

  • Top updates: Modi speaks to Iran president, calls for de-escalation amid conflict with Israel
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    Top updates: Modi speaks to Iran president, calls for de-escalation amid conflict with Israel

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Watch: Sky turns orange, several hospitalised, as severe dust storms engulf Baghdad

Experts say such dust storms are set to become more frequent owing to drought and declining rainfall.

Scroll Staff
May 06, 2022 · 05:59 pm
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Meanwhile in Iraq: Dust storm sends 5,000 to hospital as millions are losing access to water, food, and power because of rising temperatures and record low rainfall.

Government warns country could face "272 days of dust" a year, driven by soil degradation and intense droughts pic.twitter.com/OIPl3ysWsv

— Assaad Razzouk (@AssaadRazzouk) May 5, 2022

#Iraq | Dust storm this morning

🎥 | al-Kharkh steet next to al-Zawraa Park, #Baghdad pic.twitter.com/uFKdjbGweB

— UNAMI (@UNIraq) May 5, 2022

WATCH: Massive dust storm hits Baghdad, Iraq pic.twitter.com/DpBh6Odkke

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) May 1, 2022
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